A pregnant woman and two other men were confirmed dead in a multiple accident around Danco axis on Lagos-Ibadan highway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi,
the Spokesperson, Traffic
Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred around 4:30am.
He noted that the accident involved a Mazda bus marked LND 676
XX loaded with tomatoes and another Mazda bus marked BDG 755 YA loaded with
garri.
He added that it also involved a DAF truck (flat body) with
registration number XY 895 GGE and a
granite-laden Iveco truck markedJBD 16 XY.
Akinbiyi said the Mazda bus
driver (loaded with garri) loss
control due to excessive speed and rammed into an unknown run away truck from
the rear which led to multiple hits by other vehicles.
"Among the three casualties who died in the unfortunate crash are two men who are
occupants of the Mazda bus loaded with garri, while the pregnant woman was in Mazda bus loaded with tomatoes ,"
he said .
The TRACE spokesman stated that the deceased were evacuated by
officials of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to Idera hospital private morgue,
Sagamu.
He added that all the vehicles involved had been towed to Sagamu police divisional
command.
He commiserated with the families of the deceased.
Akinbiyi warned motorists to desist from excessive speedp and
always consider other road users. (NAN)
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